When someone asks a silly question which has a damn obvious answer or behave as if they have come from an alien planet the first question you wanna ask... where the hell did you get education... or more so... did you even get educated???
After moving to Sydney from the busy life of Mumbai I started noticing people and their behaviour! Soon realised that people here have a very narrow outlook... I've heard that Australia is a very friendly place.. ALL BULLSHIT!
People here are totally racists... there have been few occasions within a year... we encountered a set of kids at a place called Lithgow who yelled at us, called us Niggers and spit looking at us... apparently at school we learn tolerance & good behaviour... I am not sure where it goes!?!?!?!?
Some guys at a mall suddenly decided to have a problem with us and started taunting on our behaviour... sharp comments... they have learnt English but I am not very sure if they are educated! There is this strange thing that I have noticed... when you walk into a very "white" suburb, they look at you as if you are a strange amusing thing & they have some comment or the other to make about you... I am not sure what they say but I am sure I would want to know... it would be amusing... its kinda like what people might say when you die!
Once while walking back home from a mall nearby some school white kids started dancing when they looked at me walking on a road... they must have did it to embarrass me... unfortunately for them it backfired & I started laughing as they looked really funny... They were like a set of circus monkeys doing a dancing act... they got embarrassed instead! Well, sometimes it boomerangs!
All this maybe because they all have a superiority complex due to skin colour or whatever but not being hypocritical I have also seen Indians with a major attitude problem... within the country maybe because of their financial or educational status and outside the country... I am not sure why!!!
Outside your country I've heard people tend to be more helpful and stuff... most are!!! The others tend to show an attitude that seems very uninviting & very rude. I tend to think that they also are a set of people who think that they belong to a higher class... probably they carry this attitude from their high status in their country... who knows?
Since I gave few Oz examples to be fair I should give some of these as well... we visited a set of acquaintances for a spiritual get together... we found few of them who don't even wanna bother talking to someone new or someone who doesn't fit their bill (according to them!). They'll look at you as if we've come here to get something done from them... its almost like the attitude of a full licensed driver towards a learner... The best part it they have also gone through it but have suddenly forgotten all about it!
The best set are the ones who keep talking about themselves & their work & their achievements... even if the topic is no where close to that in a very intersting way it comes to them... must say... a very very intersing skill!
And then there were these set of people who were making some holiday plans without even having a common courtesy of realising that there are new people around... In normal circumstances you introduce what exactly they are talking about to the new person & ask them if they might be interested in being a part of it... in this case these people decided to ignore their existence & just when along with their plan making... there is a good possibility that they are not interested in inviting... which is totally cool... you would not want uninvited guests in your party.. and if that's the case DON'T TALK ABOUT IT! I would definitely rate this as an out right rude behaviour... wouldn't you?
Things like these make you feel... what is it with them... end of the day we are all humans & all we need roti, kapda, makan & a place to get burnt or buried... then what is the snobism all about? What goes around comes around & if you are gonna have an attitude when you need something the most all you'll get is snobism! Getting a little philosophical... but these are situations where you wanna ask... WHICH SCHOOL!!!
Hey last line was funny but the rest of it incensed me
ReplyDeletei remember we used ask which school & 10 points :))
ReplyDeleteI have lived 2 yrs out of India and i can proudly say that inspite of the shit, India is still THE best place for us.. there is no place like Home.
cheers
you right satya... have had so many trivial fightswith people in the train & rick walas but still at the end of the day nothing leaves a stale taste!
ReplyDeleteHOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS!!!
Veena
ReplyDeleteAs usual a bullys eye stroke from your side.Hope the australia embassy dont read it
Happiness
vivek
oh! mean people!
ReplyDeletei had that people making plans thing that happend to me as well... i dont get some people... how can they be so insensitive!
ridiculous!
The equation of "skin colour" = "superior beings" seems like such a ridiculous thought that I doubt if people making such a difference have ever been educated in "ANY" school in their entire life !!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the issue of Indians making differentiation on basis of their status outside India goes, I feel they are the most illiterate of all the human races who just show attitude coz they think being well-settled in a foreign country gives them a birth right to act rude to people who newly arrive from India. It makes you wonder that what is all the hue and cry they make about their so-called status all about ?? Wealth? Which will finally be no use to them when they die ? or Education ? Which is anyway of no use to them coz they act worse than illiterates !!
And humanity is something which they lack and can never ever acquire which makes them the most unworthy of all !!
The article echoes the sentiments of people who have been abroad for a while and have faced this situation. I have found myself in similar situations when I was in the UK for a year and I must say I found local Britons more human at times than the Indians settled there !!
Great article Veena !! Totally loved it !!
Hi kutty,
ReplyDeleteatlast amma read ur very interesting observation......
well I have experienced this in the north south divide in those get togethers(dreadful) in our own country......
It does matter.....We belong to this universe where we treat everyone alike furhtermore we respect people around us more than ourselves as we hail from a tradition beyond known times......
'Adhithi Devo Bhava' lets b us others would learn soonnnnn
love u
If it is not colour, it is caste, if it is not caste then it is magnetic direction - north or south :) if it is not magnetic direction then it is north shore or western suburbs..or as some say, the other side of the bridge. It is always a case of my thing is bigger than yours :) get the drift hahaha. Who gives a rats about this..small minded people..see size matters......
ReplyDeleteI haven't known you to be a negative person and that is your strength. Was surprised to see so much negativity from you in the one article. We come across people like this all the time. If it was in India, some how it doesn't seem like a big deal as you exchange profanity and carry on with your business.
ReplyDeleteSince we are in a foreign land, we take note of every incident that comes our way and notice every little nuances and it registers clearly. We also come across a number of positive people and positive experiences but don't make a big deal of it.
Would like to see some bubbly cheerful blog from you.
hi
ReplyDeleteIt was a companies bungalow that we visited ,but therre were some bungalows around which were on rent you will have to check out with the local agent
Nothing new ?
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